Sox land Hermida to open offseason
The construction of the 2010 Red Sox is officially under way, as general manager Theo Epstein made his first move of the Hot Stove season, acquiring outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins on Thursday.


The construction of the 2010 Red Sox is officially under way, as general manager Theo Epstein made his first move of the Hot Stove season, acquiring outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins on Thursday.
With several major personnel decisions looming before the start of free agency, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein figures to be a very busy man in the coming weeks.
Though he never seeks individual credit, Beckett got plenty of it on Tuesday night, when he was presented with the 2009 Champion Award by Children's Hospital Boston at a dinner banquet at the Seaport World Trade Center.
When ace Josh Beckett arrives at Spring Training in February, he will be gearing up for his fifth season with the Red Sox. Will it be his last?
Will Victor Martinez be the full-time catcher next year, and if so, will Jason Varitek still be around? Beat reporter Ian Browne looks at this and other questions in the latest Inbox.
While Jason Bay has enjoyed his tenure with the Red Sox, the slugger is eligible for free agency for the first time this offseason and plans to keep all of his options open.
Members of the Red Sox front office and an unspecified player met with hard-throwing lefty Aroldis Chapman on Wednesday at Fenway Park, as the club hopes to sign the Cuban free agent.
Casey Kelly put together his best AFL performance Wednesday, plating four runs and scoring another in Mesa's 12-5 win over Scottsdale.
The could be an intangible honor that goes to the winner of this year's World Series. Could it be that the "Team of the Decade" is about to emerge?
Brad Mills, who spent the past six years working under former college roommate and teammate Terry Francona as the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox, was named on Tuesday the new manager of the Astros.
Terry Francona lost a coworker on Monday, but couldn't be more thrilled, as his good friend Brad Mills was named manager of the Houston Astros.
The Padres officially tabbed 35-year-old Red Sox assistant general manager Jed Hoyer as its new GM, replacing Kevin Towers, who held the post for 14 seasons.
Jed Hoyer is close to being named the Padres' general manager. A baseball source said that Boston's assistant GM is the leading candidate but that no formal agreement has been reached.
The Padres would like to have a new GM in place before the start of the World Series on Oct. 28, and Red Sox assistant Jed Hoyer is reportedly the front-runner to fill the opening.
Former Brewers right-hander Ben Sheets returned to his Louisiana high school last week and saw his No. 15 uniform retired. Sheets intends to be wearing it again in 2010.
He is 43 years old, and one day removed from back surgery, but that didn't take away any enthusiasm from Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield as he held court with the media in a conference call on Thursday.
Tim Wakefield, who spent the entire second half of the season limping because of a loose fragment in his back, underwent surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday.
In his book "Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime," author Mark Frost delves into one of the greatest games ever played.
In this week's Inbox, beat reporter Ian Browne fields queries from fans dispelling notions that Jonathan Papelbon is a trade possibility or a possible starter rather than the team's closer.
Astros GM Ed Wade has often said dismissing Terry Francona as manager in Philadelphia was the biggest mistake he's made in his professional career, and on Monday he turned to a pair of Francona disciples in an effort to fill Houston's managerial vacancy.
Hard-throwing southpaw Aroldis Chapman, who defected from Cuba this past summer, arrived in New York on Wednesday looking to meet with big league clubs.
To consider how far he has come, remember the following: At this point last year, Clay Buchholz was pitching in the Arizona Fall League.
They firmly expect to be there again in 2010. The Sox have been to the postseason six times in the last seven years, but this year's team didn't last long, getting swept in three straight in the Division Series.
Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell officially took his name out of the list of candidates for the Indians' managerial opening Wednesday and will remain in Boston next season.